Queen Anne
Engraving
1616 (made)
1616 (made)
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Object Type
This print is an engraving, an image made by cutting lines into the surface of a flat piece of metal, inking the plate and then transferring the ink held in the lines onto a sheet of paper.
Design & Designing
This portrait engraving of Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), wife of James I (ruled 1603-1625), is the most old-fashioned of all those made of her by the engraver, Simon de Passe (born around 1595, died 1647). It suggests that the Queen did not pose for him. Instead he probably copied a drawing or print by another artist supplied to him by Compton Holland (active 1616, died 1622), the publisher of the print.
Materials & Making
To make this engraving, Simon de Passe would have used sharp pointed tools, called burins, to gouge the lines making up the picture, into a flat sheet of copper. The design would be in reverse. The engraver or another person called a printer would then have worked ink into these cut lines. The ink would then be transferred onto a sheet of paper by bringing the copper plate and the paper into contact under pressure. Many identical examples of this engraving could have been produced by repeating this process.
People
The engraver of this print, Simon de Passe, was from The Netherlands. As a young man he spent part of his working life in London. He was the son of another Netherlandish engraver, Crispijn de Passe the Elder (1564-1637). Crispijn de Passe the Elder worked in The Netherlands and Germany but had a number of business contacts in London, including Compton Holland, the publisher of this print.
This print is an engraving, an image made by cutting lines into the surface of a flat piece of metal, inking the plate and then transferring the ink held in the lines onto a sheet of paper.
Design & Designing
This portrait engraving of Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), wife of James I (ruled 1603-1625), is the most old-fashioned of all those made of her by the engraver, Simon de Passe (born around 1595, died 1647). It suggests that the Queen did not pose for him. Instead he probably copied a drawing or print by another artist supplied to him by Compton Holland (active 1616, died 1622), the publisher of the print.
Materials & Making
To make this engraving, Simon de Passe would have used sharp pointed tools, called burins, to gouge the lines making up the picture, into a flat sheet of copper. The design would be in reverse. The engraver or another person called a printer would then have worked ink into these cut lines. The ink would then be transferred onto a sheet of paper by bringing the copper plate and the paper into contact under pressure. Many identical examples of this engraving could have been produced by repeating this process.
People
The engraver of this print, Simon de Passe, was from The Netherlands. As a young man he spent part of his working life in London. He was the son of another Netherlandish engraver, Crispijn de Passe the Elder (1564-1637). Crispijn de Passe the Elder worked in The Netherlands and Germany but had a number of business contacts in London, including Compton Holland, the publisher of this print.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Queen Anne (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Engraving of Queen Anne (Anne of Denmark) on horseback |
| Physical description | Engraving |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Lettered 'Simon Passaeus fig: et sculp: Londini. Compton Holland excud:ibid' |
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| Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
| Object history | By Simon van de Passe (born in Cologne, Germany, possibly in 1595, died in Copenhagen, 1647) and published in London by Compton Holland (active 1616, died in 1622) |
| Summary | Object Type This print is an engraving, an image made by cutting lines into the surface of a flat piece of metal, inking the plate and then transferring the ink held in the lines onto a sheet of paper. Design & Designing This portrait engraving of Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), wife of James I (ruled 1603-1625), is the most old-fashioned of all those made of her by the engraver, Simon de Passe (born around 1595, died 1647). It suggests that the Queen did not pose for him. Instead he probably copied a drawing or print by another artist supplied to him by Compton Holland (active 1616, died 1622), the publisher of the print. Materials & Making To make this engraving, Simon de Passe would have used sharp pointed tools, called burins, to gouge the lines making up the picture, into a flat sheet of copper. The design would be in reverse. The engraver or another person called a printer would then have worked ink into these cut lines. The ink would then be transferred onto a sheet of paper by bringing the copper plate and the paper into contact under pressure. Many identical examples of this engraving could have been produced by repeating this process. People The engraver of this print, Simon de Passe, was from The Netherlands. As a young man he spent part of his working life in London. He was the son of another Netherlandish engraver, Crispijn de Passe the Elder (1564-1637). Crispijn de Passe the Elder worked in The Netherlands and Germany but had a number of business contacts in London, including Compton Holland, the publisher of this print. |
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| Accession number | E.3113-1960 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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